Happy badminton wins it for Yuki and Mayu in Malaysia Open

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Experienced Japanese shuttlers Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto made a great leap forward with their new partnership after winning their first title in their third BWF tournament together.   They overcame China's Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian 17-21, 21-15, 21-15 in 95 minutes in the women's doubles final of the Malaysia Open on Sunday (Jan 12).   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:0010, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

00:14First of all, we thought it was a one-on-one match, so we didn't want Hikari to get injured.

00:40But now it's fun to be able to fight in one match, so I want to do my best to have as many matches as possible.

00:49Oh, I forgot.

00:52I forgot in 2017.

00:56But this time, I became a new partner, and I wanted the title, so I'm genuinely happy.

01:09We say it's a one-on-one match, so I want to enjoy each match and do my best not to get injured.

01:26First of all, I'm very happy to be able to play five games in Malaysia.

01:38I've learned a lot.

01:40I think this is a good way to solve our problems.

01:49I've found a lot of problems, so I'm going to try to solve them as soon as possible.

01:58At first, I didn't think I could win.

02:03I wanted to play one more game, and I played until the end.

02:09I was able to win, but I still have a lot of room for improvement.

02:19We haven't played together for a long time, so I think we still have a chance to win the championship.

02:27My legs are starting to cramp.

02:30I've been using all the rules to get myself back on track.

02:37I have the spirit, but I don't have the body.

02:42So I think I did better than I did before I lost.

02:45My endurance may have dropped.

02:47I need to improve my ability when I go back to school.

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